Sensa, 3 other diet products settle false-ad cases

Sensa, the highly touted weight-loss product that promises dieters that they can sprinkle a substance on their foods to help them shed pounds, will fork over $26.5 million to settle false-advertising claims with the Federal Trade Commission. It is the second-largest settlement in the agency's history, behind the $40 million settlement Skecher's made in 2012. The company was one of four cited in an FTC action called "Operation Failed Resolution," announced Tuesday. The other charges were leveled against L'Occtaine's slimming skin cream, HCG Diet Direct's weight-loss treatment that include a human hormone and LeanSpa, a Connecticut-based company that peddled acai berries and colon-cleanse supplements on fake websites. L'Occtaine will pony up $450,000 to settle while HCG must surrender $7.2 million in assets. LeanSpa's settlement was suspended because it cannot pay. In total, the settlements netted $34.3 million, which the FTC will reimburse to consumers.

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